Breastfeeding Center of Pittsburgh

10/07/2025

The Breastfeeding Center is hosting a Maternity and Baby Item Swap on Nov 8th. A Swap is a mutually benefitting event. It gives some families a chance to offload unwanted/unused items while helping other families gather items they may need at no cost. Items can be dropped off at the Squirrel Hill KPP/BFC office from October 7-21 during the hours of 10am-12pm. Then on Nov 8th from 10am-12pm families who are looking for maternity/baby items can stop by the Squirrel Hill Well and take what they can use. Light refreshments will also be provided. More details on the flyer. Please share post!tover

10/07/2025

Two amazing stories on how breastfeeding provided important health benefits and comfort to two medically fragile babies and their families.

Two mums describe how breastfeeding played a critical role in nourishing and soothing their babies during hospital treatment

10/06/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that multiple studies show that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of a women developing breast cancer. It is believed that hormonal changes, cell shedding, immune boosting properties and other protective lactation factors are the mechanism that reduce this risk. The risk reduction also increases with longer durations of breastfeeding. While breastfeeding reduces the risk, it does not provide complete protection from developing breast cancer. It is still important for women to have regular breast exams and mammograms.

10/03/2025

Our next Prenatal Breastfeeding class will be held on October 6th. There is still time to register. This class is perfect foe those first time parents who want more information on breastfeeding.

Through our Breastfeeding Center of Pittsburgh, we are excited to offer a 2-hour Prenatal Breastfeeding class taught by the incredible Ashwini Bhise, Ph.D., MHA, IBCLC.

10/02/2025

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09/30/2025

When it comes to numbers, breastfed babies love 8-12. This is the number of times they need to feed in order to grow and gain weight. 8-12 milk removals per day also helps to maintain adequate milk supply. While your teen may love screaming 6-7 any chance they get, your baby and your milk supply needs 8-12. 😛😛

09/29/2025

This is why we say that it is ok for your baby to eat frequently and wake to eat...especially at night.

Good to know 👇

09/26/2025

Wrong answers only!
What is a bleb?

09/25/2025

True love.

Mother Nourish Nurture 🫶🏼

09/24/2025

After a small summer hiatus, we are back with a new episode of The Lowdown on the Letdown. This month, Jill Wilson, Dr. Lisa Stefano and PA Sam Angelo talk about how to manage pumping when returning to work. We share valuable insight and tips on how to manage this new part of a breastfeeding journey. Link below!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GSA6ZCIXOzG3RPaWb1Xfu?si=Rk9bX5XLT1ybStSLjyikew

09/19/2025

Please donate if you can. Donations will be accepted at our Squirrel Hill office.

09/18/2025

Did you know…
There are 759 IBCLCs in the state of Pennsylvania. That places us 5th in the country for most IBCLCs.